Karel Angèle Antonius Willemen (born May 15, 1967 in Dongen

Dongen

Dongen is a municipality and a village in the southern Netherlands. In the past it was home to a profitable Leather industry, to which a few old shoe factories in the town's older sections still testify. The town is formed near a small river called "Donge" , the water of which was used extensively...

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Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 designer. He is mainly recognized for his contributions for Efteling

Efteling

Efteling is the largest theme park in the Netherlands, and as it opened in 1952, it is one of the oldest theme parks in the world. Efteling is located in the town of Kaatsheuvel, in the municipality of Loon op Zand, and has received over 100 million visitors....

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Willemen started at Efteling in 1988, after completing the Royal Academy for Arts and Design in Den Bosch, as a Senior Modeler, Sculptor and Decorator. In 2001 he moved completely to themes & design, and since 2005 he has been working as a Senior Designer for conceptual experience and theming.

Efteling-portfolio

• Fairy Tales
  Fairy Tale Forest
  The Fairy Tale Forest is a wooded section of the amusement park Efteling in the Netherlands, where a number of well-known fairy tales and fairy tale figures are depicted by animated statues and buildings...
  
  
• Fairy Tree
• Cinderella
  Fairy Tale Forest
  The Fairy Tale Forest is a wooded section of the amusement park Efteling in the Netherlands, where a number of well-known fairy tales and fairy tale figures are depicted by animated statues and buildings...
  
  
• animatronic for The Castle of Sleeping Beauty
  Fairy Tale Forest
  The Fairy Tale Forest is a wooded section of the amusement park Efteling in the Netherlands, where a number of well-known fairy tales and fairy tale figures are depicted by animated statues and buildings...
  
  
• model for the animatronic of Tom Thumb
  Fairy Tale Forest
  The Fairy Tale Forest is a wooded section of the amusement park Efteling in the Netherlands, where a number of well-known fairy tales and fairy tale figures are depicted by animated statues and buildings...
  
  
• contributed at Rumpelstiltskin
  Fairy Tale Forest
  The Fairy Tale Forest is a wooded section of the amusement park Efteling in the Netherlands, where a number of well-known fairy tales and fairy tale figures are depicted by animated statues and buildings...
  
  
• contributed at The Chinese Nightingale
  Fairy Tale Forest
  The Fairy Tale Forest is a wooded section of the amusement park Efteling in the Netherlands, where a number of well-known fairy tales and fairy tale figures are depicted by animated statues and buildings...
  
  
• several contributions at The Wishing-Table
  Fairy Tale Forest
  The Fairy Tale Forest is a wooded section of the amusement park Efteling in the Netherlands, where a number of well-known fairy tales and fairy tale figures are depicted by animated statues and buildings...
  
  

• Rides:
• Flying Dutchman
  Flying Dutchman (Efteling)
  The Flying Dutchman is a combination of a Water coaster and a dark ride in amusement park Efteling in the Netherlands...
  
  
• theme for George and the Dragon
  George and the Dragon (Efteling)
  George and the Dragon is a Wooden racing coaster in the theme park Efteling, based on the legend of Saint George.-History and details:...
  
  
• contributed at Dreamflight
  Dreamflight
  Dreamflight is a dark ride in Efteling amusement park in the Netherlands. It was designed by Ton van de Ven and opened in 1993.-History:...
  
  
• contributed at The People of Laaf
  The People of Laaf
  The People of Laaf is an attraction in the amusement park Efteling in the Netherlands. It was designed by Ton van de Ven and opened its doors in 1990.It is a small village, called “Lavelaer”, inhabited by the so-called “Laafs”...
  
  
• side entrance and other contributions for PandaVision
  PandaVision
  PandaVision is a 4-D film show in themepark Efteling based on the interests of the World Wide Fund for Nature . It was inaugurated on June 19, 2002 by Prince Bernhard.-Main show:...
  
  
• design for new Python
  Python (Efteling)
  Python is a double-loop Corkscrew roller coaster in the Efteling amusement park in the Netherlands. When it started operation, it was the largest steel roller coaster on the European mainland.-History and details:...
  
   trains
• design for new Bob Track
  Bob Track
  Swiss Bob is a Bobsled roller coaster in amusement park Efteling in the Netherlands.-The Ride:"Bobbaan" has 8 trains, each with a capacity of 6 passengers. The original Bobsleds, with inline seating, were replaced with new trains that sit 2 across in order to increase the ride capacity and fight...
  
   trains
• new waiting area and other contributions for Bird Rok
  Bird Rok
  Bird Rok is an Enclosed Roller Coaster in amusement park Efteling in the Netherlands.-History and details:The name of the ride, Bird Rok, refers to the adventure of Sinbad and the Bird Roc from the 1001 Arabian Nights; the extensive theming covers, beside the ride, the building and the queue line...
  
  

• Other creations:
• Forest Realm
• The East
  The East
  The East may refer to:* Eastern world, a group of various cultures and countries in Asia* Eastern philosophy, referring to a specific worldview* Eastern United States or East Coast of the United States* Eastern Roman Empire...